A new report says America’s all-time record high prison population is costing state goverments $50 billion a year, and costing the federal government another $5 billion. The U.S. leads the world in both the number and percentage of residents incarcerated, more than 2.3 million people at the start of 2008. Is this a failure of laws – too strict? – or people – too irresponsible? (Read the story[1].)

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